Pure perfection the 2010 Gigondas Hominis Fides (200 cases produced) boasts over-the-top richness an extraordinary room-filling bouquet of red black and blue fruits intermixed with charcoal subtle new oak forest floor and spice box. With fabulous richness a massive mouthfeel and a delicacy and subtlety that belie its heft weight richness precision and delineated character this remarkable Gigondas may be the finest wine I have ever tasted from this appellation. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring and drink it over the following two decades.

(99+) Easily the most rich, powerful, and structured of the lineup, the 2010 Château de Saint-Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides is one of the most impressive Gigondas I have ever tasted. Seeing the same blend and elevage as the other single vineyards offerings, it possesses a deep, masculine bouquet of black fruits, charcoal, mineral, saddle leather, and hints of flowers that lead to a massively built wine that has layers of fruit and texture, bright acidity, and enough tannin to put it firmly in the “fun to taste, but not to drink” category. Despite all of the tannin though, it has the most fruit and depth to its texture of the lineup, and is a decadent, mouth full of a wine. It is a monumental Gigondas anyway you look at it. Give bottles 5-8 years or so, and then enjoy over the following 20+ years..

Dense and packed with bittersweet chocolate and espresso notes leading the way for a huge core of blueberry blackberry and black currant fruit all melded together and pumping through the graphite-filled finish. The fruit is almost ostentatious now but the grip is there buried on the finish and this will easily cruise for some time in the cellar. Best from 2015 through 2032. -J.M.